Sr. Tooling Design Engineer, Investment Casting

Responsibilities

• Design high-precision wax injection molds and ceramic core injection molds for complex turbine blades and vanes
• Interpret and enable mold filling simulations and apply first-principles analysis to optimize gating, venting, cooling, and shrinkage compensation
• Account for multi-stage shrinkage (wax, ceramic, and alloy) to consistently meet stringent dimensional and metallurgical requirements
• Own tooling designs from concept through tryout, qualification, and production release
• Collaborate closely with casting engineers, materials scientists, and vendors to troubleshoot tooling-related casting defects and improve yield
• Apply advanced GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis to complex airfoil geometries
• Support design for manufacturability (DFM) initiatives to enable high-rate production while maintaining quality and cost targets
• Interface with internal manufacturing teams and external tooling vendors to ensure designs are successfully translated into reliable production tooling
• Drive continuous improvement of tooling standards, materials, and maintenance practices for high-volume casting operations

Requirements

• Demonstrated success taking complex tooling from design through production qualification
• Direct experience designing molds used in the production of turbine blades and vanes
• Experience with Siemens NX
• Experience with injection molding simulation software
• In-depth knowledge of wax and ceramic material behavior, rheology, and processing
• Deep understanding of the investment casting process and associated shrinkage/distortion mechanisms
• Experience working in a fast-paced, high-mix manufacturing environment
• Hands-on experience supporting mold tryouts and casting process development
• Experience with manufacturing tooling, including CNC and mold making

Preferred Skills And Experience

• Demonstrated success taking complex tooling from design through production qualification
• Direct experience designing molds used in the production of turbine blades and vanes
• Experience with Siemens NX
• Experience with injection molding simulation software
• In-depth knowledge of wax and ceramic material behavior, rheology, and processing
• Deep understanding of the investment casting process and associated shrinkage/ distortion mechanisms
• Experience working in a fast-paced, high-mix manufacturing environment
• Hands-on experience supporting mold tryouts and casting process development
• Experience with manufacturing tooling, including CNC and mold making

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, or an engineering discipline
• 5+ years of professional experience designing high-precision injection molds for wax patterns or ceramics

Additional Requirements

• Willingness to work extended hours and weekends when required to support hardware delivery and production campaigns
• Mandatory eligibility to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State

Itar Requirements

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C.1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C.1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

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